Autauga couple charged with aggravated child abuse of baby

PRATTVILLE– The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is charging a couple with the aggravated child abuse of a baby.

The victim, a 6-month-old boy, received physical wounds including two broken legs, broken ribs and bruising, said Sheriff Joe Sedinger. The baby is now in the custody of the state and making a recovery, the sheriff said.

Charged with aggravated child abuse are:

Jacqueline Breann Lee, 20, of the 4300 block of Hwy. 143, Deatsville, according to sheriff’s office reports. She was in the Autauga Metro Jail Thursday under a bond of $150,000, jail records reflect. She could not be reached for comment and court records show she doesn’t have an attorney. Lee is the mother of the baby, Sedinger said.

Nicholas Ryan Lanier, 20, of the same address. Lanier is out on a bond of $150,000, jail records show. He could not be reached for comment. The phone number he gave on jail records is not a working number. Courthouse records show he doesn’t have an attorney. Lanier is Lee’s boyfriend, and is not the father of the baby, Sedinger said.

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The sheriff’s office became involved in the case in July, after being contacted by the Alabama Department of Human resources, records show. DHR received complaints about possible physical abuse of the baby and conducted an investigation before contacting the sheriff’s office, Sedinger said.

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